Definition of compose
- v. t. - To form by putting together two or more things or
parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion.
- v. t. - To form the substance of, or part of the substance of;
to constitute.
- v. t. - To construct by mental labor; to design and execute, or
put together, in a manner involving the adaptation of forms of
expression to ideas, or to the laws of harmony or proportion; as, to
compose a sentence, a sermon, a symphony, or a picture.
- v. t. - To dispose in proper form; to reduce to order; to put
in proper state or condition; to adjust; to regulate.
- v. t. - To free from agitation or disturbance; to tranquilize;
to soothe; to calm; to quiet.
- v. t. - To arrange (types) in a composing stick in order for
printing; to set (type).
- v. i. - To come to terms.